Shoe-shining stand.



LEWIS AUG-USTAS NESLER, 0F NILES, CALIFORNIA.

SHOE-SHINING STAND.

specification of Letters Patent.

App1ication filed. November 27, 1915. Serial No. 63,834.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Lnwis AUoUsrAs Nnsrnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Niles, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe- Shining Stands; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in shoe shining stands, and my object is to provide a body portion or a foot rest, the supports for which are arranged to fold into engagement with the lower surface of the body when not'in use.

And a further object is to providemeans for supporting a box containing a polish from parts of the body of the foot rest.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter set forth and more particularly pointed out in the accompanying specification.

In the accompanying drawings which are made a part of this application,

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the stand in set up position.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view through the stand.

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a modified form of box support, and

Fig. 5 is a detail plan view of a portion of the body or foot such as is stamped from sheet metal.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1. indicates the body or foot rest which is constructed to conform to the shape of a shoe, the heel portion 2 of which is dropped slightly below the level of the foot rest and forms a shoulder 3 to prevent forward sliding movement of the shoe when positioned upon the foot rest and to accommodate shoes having difl'erent size heels, the heel portion 2 may be provided With depressions f shaped to conform to the heel of the shoe.

Depending from the body or foot rest 1 and heel portion 2 are ears 5 and 6 respectively, said ears being arranged in pairs and having slots 7 and 8 in the inner faces thereof with which engage trunnions 9 and 10 of the supporting legs 11 and 12, said legs being bifurcated and provided with shoulders 13 which abut against the edges of the ears 5 and 6.

When the stand is set up the supporting legs are swung outwardly until they rest at an angle to the vertical plane through the pivotal point of the leg, the outward swinging movement being limited by forming inclined extensions Li and 15 on the inner faces of the ears with which the outer faces of the supporting legs contact and when the legs are engaged with said extensions, further outward swinging movement of the leg is prevented.

The lower ends of the ears 5 and 6 are circular in formation and the slots 7 and 8 are extended inwardly from the inner edges of the ears and terminate concentrically with the axis of the rounded edges of the cars so that when the legs are swung to operative position, the shoulders 18 will have passed beyond a line through the vertical center of the ears, whereby the lowermost portions of the ears will be in a plane below the should ers, and as the slots in the ears extend in a horizontal plane, it will be impossible for the trunnion to leave said slots until the legs have been swung inwardly to an approximately vertical position, said shoulders thus holding the legs in engagement with the ears when the legs are in operative position.

Pivotally attached to the under face of the body portion 1 and adjacent the heel portion thereof is the shank 16 of a tray 17, said tray being designed to support a box 18 containing any suitable form of dressing or polish, the tray 1? being so arranged that it will swing to a position below the body portion when not in use or to a position at one side of the body portion when in use.

Curved.supporting arms 19 may be extended downwardly from the body portion 1 if so desired, and so positioned that they will engage the shank 16 when the tray is swung outwardly beyond the edge of the body portion, there being a supporting arm at each edge of the body portion so that the tray may be thrown to either side, as may be desired.

In Fig. 1 of the drawings, I have shown a slightly modified form of tray 20, which in this instance consists of a circular plate having a shank 21 projecting therefrom for pivotal connection with the body 1 and instead of having the circular flange, as is the case of the tray 17, thetray 20 is provided Patented Apr. 3, 1917.

with upwardly extending fingers 22 adjacent the shank 21, and. in order to adapt the tray for the reception of any preferred size of The body or foot rest and the supporting legs'shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 are preferably cast, butin Fig. 5 of the drawings, I have shown a portion of a foot rest which may be stamped of sheet metal, in which instance the ears 28 are formed integral with the foot rest and are provided with extensions 29 which limit the outward movement of the supporting legs (not shown) and when this formof foot rest is used, the cars will yield sufficiently to allow the trunnions of the supporting legs to snap into the openings 30 in the ears 28.

It will be fully understood, of course, that 7 another. set of cars is formed adjacent the heel portion of the body and the supporting arms for the tray are formed in a similar manner and bent to position below the foot rest.

When the tray is swung to position below the foot rest and the supporting legs are swung inwardly until they are in juxtaposition with the bottom of the foot rest, the stand will be folded in compact form and Copies of this patent may be obtained for can be readily placed in a grip or other receptacle for transporting the same.

It will likewise be seen that the stand can be quickly set up for use as it is but neces- And it will likewise be seen that as all parts of the device are constructed of metal, it will be practically indestructible from use and the parts may be'cast or stamped from sheet metal as may be preferred.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is 1- A shoe shining stand, comprising a body having a heel portion, ears depending from said body and heel portion in pairs, the lower ends of said ears being circular, said cars having horizontally disposed slots extending inwardly from one edge thereof to the axial center of said ears, said ears having inclined extensions on their inner faces, supporting legs, trunnions on said legs adapted to enter said slots, and shoulders on said legs adapted to engage the edges of the ears and retain said trunnions in engagement with said slots when the legs are in operative position.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LEWIS AUGUSTAS NESLER.

Witnesses:

F. V. J ONES, C. M. Laws.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

